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The farm was situated just west of the junction of Westbrook Drive and Chatsworth Road. The farm house was demolished in 1929, one of the barns remained for a number of years. Left to right are Mary Jane Ludham, wife of John Ludham (b. Wingerworth 1851), 3rd is Mrs Bilby and the 4th person is […]
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Brampton Congregational Church Tableau….1919 The Tableau won first prize. Scene outside Lanchester’s Butcher Shop, Chester St. Lanchester’s Butchers shop, was a family-run business and was a well-known local business, recognized for its quality meats and community presence. It was situated at 21 Chester Street, Brimington. The shop was operated by the Lanchester family and was
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Taken abt. 1940. Now demolished. The Rye Flatt area is still there and more houses have been built on it now. It is off Chatsworth Road between walton and Somersall….It belonged to the Robinson family.
Built in the 1890’s as a private residence, it was first occupied by the Postmaster of New Brampton and served as a Post Office. Later it was a doctor’s surgery. Just before the First World War it was sold to Chesterfield Corporation and used as a Police Station until about 1930. It was demolished in
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Taken sometime around 1910-20s Chatsworth Road, Brampton. The building had previously been the Mount Zion Methodist Chapel
Coliseum Cinema and Adjoining Shops Read More »
The Brampton Brewery in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, began in 1839 under Mary Smith, initially as Parkin and Co., before becoming Brampton Brewery in 1889 under Harold Soames. It grew in the 1890s, owning 142 pubs by 1897 and producing beers like Golden Bud, but a 1902 fire led to a new, electrically powered brewery in 1905
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The Masons Arms, located at 3 Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, was a historic pub originally operating as a beerhouse owned by Truswell’s Brewery of Sheffield. It was part of the vibrant pub scene along the Brampton Mile, a well-known pub crawl route in Chesterfield. The pub underwent a significant transformation when it was refurbished and
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